Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Thursday, April 22, 1965 @ 1215 		NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

Floating crane NEWSHOT arrives in Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Arrived fromMeadowside Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth21 South Basin, Queen's Dock
CargoRepair job, 3 lifts

Ship Movement

Thursday, April 22, 1965 @ 2100 		LISMORIA (1948 - 1967 Passenger / cargo liner 455 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Tatwan) Own Page

LISMORIA shifts in berths 14 / 15 Prince's Dock, Glasgow finishing with stern 6 blinds from top
Ship's location14 / 15 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) with her stern 6 blinds from the topPort of RegistryGlasgow
Ships agentDonaldson Line Ltd., 14 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow Tel. Central 3901Gross Tonnage8323

Arrival

Friday, April 23, 1965 @ 0540 		GRETE SKOU (Cargo ship of D/S Ove Skou, Kobenhavn, Denmark) Own Page

GRETE SKOU arrives in West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow
Arrived fromNew Orleans via LiverpoolPort of RegistryKobenhavn (Copenhagen) Denmark
Arrived in berth6 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival18' 1"
Draught aft on arrival19' 3"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo in and out

Arrival

Friday, April 23, 1965 @ 0815 		FLYING MERLIN ( 1951-1967 Coastal and harbour tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING MERLIN tows three mooring buoys from Stephens Yard
Arrived fromStephens Yard, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth7 South Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage261
Cargo3 Mooring Buoys

Tug FLYING MERLIN was towing three mooring buoys from Stephens Yard for shipment by GARTWOOD

News Event

Friday, April 23, 1965 @ 0900 		Own Page

1965 Advert for Engineer Officers and Cadets for Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel and Glen Line Fleets

 

A   WORTHWHILE   CAREER

IN   ENGINEERING

 

SALARIES  RANGE  FROM  £900

TO  OVER  £3000 PER ANNUM 

 

There is an opportunity to join a major cargo liner company as an officer if you are between the ages of 20 and 26.

We offer excellent conditions of service voyaging from the U.K. to the Far East and Australia.

Voyages from 3 ½ to 4 months with four weeks’ leave at the end of each voyage.

Vacancies exist in the Blue Funnel and Glen Line Fleets for Mechanical and Electrical Engineers with Ordinary National Certificate, Higher National Certificate, or Diploma of Technology or equivalents, and who have had suitable industrial experience.

Qualified Officers from the sea staff are considered for appointments ashore within the Engineering Department.

Vacancies for Engineer Cadetships between the ages of 16 and 18 for young men who are taking the G.C.E. Examinations in at least four subjects, three of which must be Mathematics, Physics and English.

 

For further details about this career and application forms, write to :

THE  CHIEF  SUPERINTENDENT  ENGINEER

ALFRED  HOLT  &  CO.

INDIA  BUILDINGS,  LIVERPOOL,  2

  

Arrival

Friday, April 23, 1965 @ 1230 		AUK (1949-1965 General cargo ship 259 feet long on short sea and Mediterranean service for General Steam Navigation Company Ltd, London) Own Page

General Steam's AUK arrives in Glasgow from Oporto (Portugal) via Dublin
Arrived fromOporto (Portugal) via DublinPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth32 North Basin, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage438
Draught forward on arrival9' 11"Gross Tonnage1,238
Draught aft on arrival14' 2"Deadweght Tonnage1,400
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo

Ship Event

Friday, April 23, 1965 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		NORTHERN STAR (1961-1975 Passenger liner 650 feet long of Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, London) Own Page

Advert for NORTHERN STAR and SOUTHERN CROSS to South Africa on 23rd April 1965
Port of RegistrySouthampton (England, UK)
Reg Tonnage12,567
Gross Tonnage23,982

SOUTH  AFRICA

By

SHAW  SAVILL  LINE

 

Travel  by  the  One  Class  Tourist  Liners

s.s.  NORTHERN  STAR

s.s.  SOUTHERN  CROSS

Sailing from Southampton

30th October 1964,  29th January,  23rd April,

9th June,  20th July 1965

 

CAPE  TOWN  -  Fares from £87

DURBAN  -  Fares from £98

 

SHAW  SAVILL  LINE,  95  BOTHWELL  STREET,  GLASGOW  C 2

(CENtral 8761)

10  HAYMARKET,  LONDON  S W 1

(Whitehall  1485)

 

Or  Local  Travel  Agent

Ship Event

Friday, April 23, 1965 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		SOUTHERN CROSS (1955-1973 Passenger liner of Shaw Savill & Albion Line, London) Own Page

Advert for NORTHERN STAR and SOUTHERN CROSS to South Africa on 23rd April 1965
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

SOUTH  AFRICA

By

SHAW  SAVILL  LINE

 

Travel  by  the  One  Class  Tourist  Liners

s.s.  NORTHERN  STAR

s.s.  SOUTHERN  CROSS

Sailing from Southampton

30th October 1964,  29th January,  23rd April,

9th June,  20th July 1965

 

CAPE  TOWN  -  Fares from £87

DURBAN  -  Fares from £98

 

SHAW  SAVILL  LINE,  95  BOTHWELL  STREET,  GLASGOW  C 2

(CENtral 8761)

10  HAYMARKET,  LONDON  S W 1

(Whitehall  1485)

 

Or  Local  Travel  Agent

News Event

Friday, April 23, 1965 @ 1700 		BOOKER VALIANCE ( 1963 - 1973 General cargo ship 375 feet long chartered from J H Wessels, Drammen, Norway, by Booker Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Booker Line's BOOKER VALIANCE closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for West Indies
Port of RegistryDrammen (Norway)
Gross Tonnage4469

Arrival

Friday, April 23, 1965 @ 2205 		SARA Own Page

SARA arrives in Glasgow with a cargo of potatoes from Israel
Arrived fromHaifa (Northern Israel)
Arrived in berth22 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
CargoPotatoes
Draught forward14' 03"
Draught aft18 feet

Arrival

Saturday, April 24, 1965 @ 1720 		ATLANTIC Own Page

ATLANTIC arrives in Glasgow from Greece
Arrived fromKatakolon (Greece) via Liverpool
Arrived in berth17 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
CargoGeneral
Draught forward7' 6"
Draught aft11' 3"

Arrival

Monday, April 26, 1965 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CALEDONIA (1948-1965 Passenger - Cargo Liner 506 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's CALEDONIA scheduled to arrive at Port Said homeward bound for Liverpool
Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage11252

Sailing

Monday, April 26, 1965 @ 0810 		NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

NEWSHOT leaves Queen's Dock, Glasgow for King George V Dock
Sailing forKing George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth21 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
CargoLight

Sailing

Monday, April 26, 1965 @ 1535 		GARTWOOD (1946-1966 General cargo ship 295 feet long of Constantine Line, Middlesbrough, England) Own Page

GARTWOOD leaves Glasgow for Oran, carrying 6 passengers
Sailing forOran via NewportPort of RegistryMiddlesbrough (England)
Sailed from berth15 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow Net Tonnage1,282
CargoGeneralGross Tonnage2,414
Draught forward12' 3"Deadweght Tonnage2,939
Draught aft17' 02"

She embarked 6 passengers for the voyage

Arrival

Monday, April 26, 1965 @ 2020 		SIDONIA (1961-1967 General cargo liner 472 feet / 144 metres of Anchor Line / 1967-1968 Moor Line, Glasgow : 1985 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Anchor Line's cargo liner SIDONIA arrives at Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow
Arrived fromNew York, London, GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth3 Yorkhill Quay, GlasgowNet Tonnage2.740
CargoGeneral in and outGross Tonnage5,704
Draught forward13' 2"
Draught aft18 feet